encephalitis, cephalitis, phrenitis
(noun) inflammation of the brain usually caused by a virus; symptoms include headache and neck pain and drowsiness and nausea and fever (âphrenitisâ is no longer in scientific use)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
phrenitis (countable and uncountable, plural phrenitides)
(historical, medicine) Madness, especially as caused by inflammation of the brain; meningitis.
• Pinterish, inspireth, nephritis
Source: Wiktionary
Phre*ni"tis, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr.
1. (Med.)
Definition: Inflammation of the brain, or of the meninges of the brain, attended with acute fever and delirium; -- called also cephalitis.
2. See Frenzy.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
12 January 2025
(noun) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; âowls have nocturnal habitsâ; âshe had a habit twirling the ends of her hairâ; âlong use had hardened him to itâ
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
